Posted on August 6, 2014 by jameshooks
Release date to coincide with Warner Bros’ Superman V Batman: Dawn of Justice

Not to be outdone by their distinguished competition, Marvel Studios has announced that they will release a movie based on their Squadron Supreme line of comic books.

Squadron Supreme, first created in the 1970s by Roy Thomas and John Buscemi, are a team of superheroes analogous to the DC comics superteam The Justice League, which will first debut in the upcoming Zack Snyder directed Superman V Batman, also set for release on March 25, 2016.

Snyder’s film, starring Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman, was originally set for release for 2015, then pushed back to May 6, 2016, the same date as the yet untitled third Captain America film is slated for release. It is unknown at press time whether the dates will change again.

“Surprise, motherfuckers!” Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige stated from the Marvel Studios offices in Burbank, CA. “Thought you could get away from us, didn’t you?”

The core Squadron Supreme team consists of Hyperion, who is pretty much Superman, Nighthawk, who is Batman dressed as a black hawk, and Power Princess, who is exactly, and I mean exactly, the same damn character as Wonder Woman. Look at her.

It’s goddamn Wonder Woman.

“Realizing that they still don’t know what the fuck they’re doing,” Feige continued, “we just said ‘fuck it, let’s fast track this thing’. It still shows we can throw together a straight rip-off of the Justice League and put more thought into our cinematic universe than the Warner boys down the street.”

Adding insult to injury, Marvel has also countered the nine new dates that Warner Bros. announced with nine films of their own.

When asked for comment, no one at Warner Bros. knew who to talk to, the public relations team were updating their résumés, and Snyder was seen walking into a conference room with a handful of pencils, muttering “here we go again. Shit.”

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, starring a tree and a raccoon, is in theaters now.

COMPLICATIONS:Enemy: The Red Skull, Grand Director, Hate Monger, Batroc The Leaper, among others.Man out of Time: Steve still sometimes has problems coping in the new millennium.Patriotism: Next to Uncle Sam, he's the closest thing to living embodiment of American Patriotism in the world.Power Loss: If Cap misses his target badly, or an opponent catches his shield, etc. he will have to retrieve it, losing it’s powers and advantages.Relationships: Sharon Carter, The Falcon, Iron Man, Thor, Bucky and Superman are among his closest friends. He is also close with the original Avengers and sometimes, Nick Fury.Responsibility: He feels a strong sense of responsibility for his country and the superhero community at large.

COMPLICATIONS:Enemy: The second Black Widow, Yelena Belova, some members of the former Soviet Union, especially those involved with the Red Room experiments.Motivation: Removing as much red from her ledger as she can. Relationships: Bucky Barnes, Daredevil and her "work husband" Hawkeye. Other past relationships often come back to haunt her as well.Reputation: She's a Russian super-spy who has betrayed others several times…for some reason, that causes others to mistrust her.

COMPLICATIONS:Enemy: The Tracksuit Mafia (Bro), The Death Throws, Crossfire, mostly himself.Guilt: Sometimes he gets down on himself for some of his bad decisions and letting his friends down.Relationships: His ex-wife, Mockingbird, his "work wife" Black Widow, his protégé Kate Bishop, Lucky/Arrow/Pizza Dog the dog and his neighbors in his building.Rivalry: He and Green Arrow have a long running rivalry as to who is the better archer.Weakness: It seems to be women…

COMPLICATIONS:Addiction: Other people seem to think he has a drinking problem, HE doesn't seem to think so…Arrogance: Most people think he is quite full of himself, HE doesn't think so…Enemy: The Mandarin, Obadiah Stane and family, Justin Hammer and family among others.Fame: Everyone knows he's Tony Stark, multi-billionaire playboy as well Iron Man.Power Loss: If the Arc Reactor is somehow removed or seriously damaged, he loses pretty much all his motor functions, his stats drop to STR 1, STA 1, INT 8, and he loses access to his armor.Relationships: He is close with Pepper Potts, James Rhodes, Jarvis and Steve Rogers.Reputation: Drunk, womanizer, narcissist, war profiteer, superhero separatist.

COMPLICATIONS:Arrogance: His power and status sometimes make him underestimate his opponents or get him into situations that could have been avoided.Enemy: Loki, Midgard Serpent and the Fenris Wolf are his greatest foes, but he has acquired many enemies over the millennia.Relationships: Jane Foster, his father Odin, mother Frigga, The Warriors Three and Sif, sometimes Loki.Responsibility: To protect and defend Asgard and the mortal world, Midgard.Rivalry: He has a long running, and mostly friendly, rivalry with Hercules.

COMPLICATIONS:Enemy: Thunderbolt Ross, The Abomination, The Leader and others.Normal Identity: When calm or if he has his gamma energy drained, he reverts to his Bruce Banner form (see Banner build).Relationships: His loves, Betty Ross, the late Caiera and Jarella; his sons Skaar and Hiro-Kala, his cousin Jennifer Walters (She-Hulk), the Warbound.Temper: Believe it or not, he can get a WEEEEEEEEEEE bit angry at times, causing him to do lots of damage.

COMPLICATIONS:Enemy: Abomination, The Leader, The Hulkbusters, mainly Thunderbolt Ross.Mental Instability: His abuse as a child and years of trying to control or cure himself of The Hulk, along with the guilt from what The Hulk has done has damaged Bruce's psyche and he struggles at time to keep himself together.Relationships: His loves Caiera and Betty Ross, his sons, Rick Jones, Jennifer Walters.Temper: He is not quick to anger, however...Don't make him angry…you won't like him when he's angry.

COMPLICATIONS:Enemy: Klaw, Erik Killmonger.Honor: The Black Panther is held to a strict code of honor.Relationships: His royal family, including his mother and his sister, Shuri. Despite their estrangement, he still has feeling for his wife, Storm.Responsibility: To rule Wakanda.Rivalry: Man-Ape and Namor.

COMPLICATIONS:Enemy: Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, Sandman, Mysterio, Electro, The Chameleon, The Kingpin, Mr. Negative, Rhino, Kraven the Hunter and on and on...Guilt: He still has great guilt over the deaths of his beloved Uncle Ben and his first love, Gwen Stacy. He still tries to make up for them every day.Power Loss: Sometimes the flu, a radiation drain or just his own mental state can cause him lose his powers. If he does, his stats change to STR 2, STA 2, AGL 2, DEX 1, and FGT 4.Power Loss: Those web shooters seem to run out of fluid at the most inopportune times.Prejudice: J. Jonah Jameson and those that he influences will NEVER accept Spider-Man. And thanks to JJJ, he still suffers from the "hero or menace" problem with the public.Relationships: The list is long, but includes, Mary Jane, Aunt May, Uncle Ben's memory, Spider Girl, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Scarlet Spiders Ben Reilly and Kaine, Robbie Robertson, Betty Brandt, Carlie Cooper, Flash Thompson and sometimes Harry Osborn.Responsibility: With great power comes great…Secret Identity: He has his secret identity of Peter Parker which he guards fiercely thanks to his Rogues' Gallery.

COMPLICATIONS:Obsession: He was created to kill Thanos and he will always make that his Number 1 priority, whether he really wants to or not.Relationships: Despite their complicated relationship, he seems to love his daughter, Moondragon and for some reason, he has gotten close to Cammi.

COMPLICATIONS:Arrogance: Ronan has the ultimate confidence in himself and the superiority of The Kree which can cause him to underestimate some opponents.Enemy: The SkrullsRelationships: He is betrothed to Crystal of the Inhuman empire.Responsibility: He is fiercely loyal to the Kree empire.

Before the Universe began, six singularities existed. These were formed into the six Infinity Stones (Space, Mind, Reality, Power, Soul, and Time) by the cosmic entities of Death, Entropy, Infinity and Eternity some time after the Universe came into existence. The Celestials use the Infinity Stones to manipulate and impose judgment upon civilizations deemed unworthy. Over time, the Celestials are overwhelmed by the Stone's power and attempt to dispose of them by encasing them in Vaults throughout the universe.

Millennia ago, in order to raise their chances in the war against their enemies, a rogue Kree faction visits numerous planets, genetically altering a number of sentient life forms in order to create biological weapons. One of the planets visited was Earth, and the Kree's experiments giave rise to an unique caste of genetically altered Humans. When these humans were deemed ready for war, the Kree expose them to Terrigen Mist, which altered their genes and imbued them with powers unique to them. They construct the Diviners, containment devices built to hold Terrigen Crystals. The Kree hierarchy discovered the faction's illegal activities and the operation is forcibly put to a halt. The Kree disperse from Earth, abandoning six Diviners, the city, and at least one of their deceased kin. These genetically altered humans eventually start to call themselves 'Inhumans.' A powerful Inhuman, referred as Alveus, is created by the Kree to dominate the rest of his race, but eventually overpowered his own creators. The humans and other Inhumans, afraid of his powers, banished him to a distant planet through a Kree Monolith. Followers of the exiled Inhuman founded a secret society and start planning its return to Earth in order to let him rule it.

Approximately the same time, the being known as Agamotto discovered the Mystic Arts on Earth. He then founded the Masters of the Mystic Arts and started training other Humans to control the Mystic Arts. During his collection of knowledge and power, he came across an Infinity Stone that he used to create his personal relic, the Eye of Agamotto. He also erected three sanctuaries on three different places of power around the globe in order to shield it from extradimensional threats like Dormammu, the lord of the Dark Dimension.

According to the legends, centuries ago, in East Asia, a vicious group of warlords and their gangs ruled over the land. One day, they discovered the mystical secret of immortality which they used to immortalize their bodies. Now, fearless of death, the group, expanded their control over Asia. Only after they became a powerful empire, the group called itself "Yami no te" (Dark Hand) or the "Hand", with the goal to activate the human weapon known as Black Sky. However, the Hand made many enemies. As they massacred a village, one boy managed to kill some of their greatest warriors. The Hand named the boy the "Chaste", who over the years recruited warriors to fight the Hand. The Order of the Crane Mother faced the threat of the Hand as well, training their warriors and the Iron Fist to destroy the group.

The Sokovia Accords are a set of legal documents designed to regulate the activities of enhanced individuals, human and Inhuman. Established by the United Nations and ratified by 117 nations, the accords serve as a "middle point" between the Avengers' desire to secure world peace and the international community's concern over the repercussions of the Avengers' actions.

Regulations currently established by the Sokovia Accords include:
* The Avengers will no longer be a private organization and will operate under the supervision of the United Nations.
* Any enhanced individuals who agree to sign must register with the United Nations and provide biometric data such as fingerprints and DNA samples.
* Those with innate powers must submit to a power analysis, which will categorize their threat level and determine potential health risks.
* Any enhanced individuals who do not sign will not be allowed to participate in any national or international conflict nor may participate in missions undertaken by the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., or any other national government organization.
* Enhanced individuals, including members of the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D., will no longer have the authorization to cross international boundaries at any time they wish.
* They must be given clearance by either a nation's government or the United Nations subcommittee representatives before taking any action in that country, either on their own or as a part of an organization.
* If an enhanced individual takes unauthorized action or obstructs the actions of those acting in accordance with the accords, they will be arrested.
* Enhanced individuals who break the law, violate the accords or are otherwise deemed to be a threat to the general public may be detained indefinitely without trial.
* All enhanced individuals with innate powers who agree to sign the accords must wear tracking bracelets at all times.
* The creation of any and all artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited.

For the purposes of the accords, an "enhanced individual" is defined as any person, human or otherwise, with superhuman capabilities. This includes individuals whose powers are an innate function of their biology as well as individuals who utilize highly advanced technology to grant themselves superhuman capabilities. However, individuals with advanced prosthetics do not seem to be considered "enhanced", even if their prosthetics give them capabilities beyond those of ordinary humans. On a case by case basis, non-enhanced individuals are subject to the same conditions as enhanced individuals.

COMPLICATIONS:Reputation: The Badoon are well-known for their desire for conflict and conquest and are not liked or trusted by any other races that have encountered them.Responsibility: To the Badoon empire.X+Y=Never: The Badoon are split between the war-like males and the pacifist females and only meet to mate.

Build Comments: The Badoon have been a staple of the Cosmic Marvel scene for a long time, basically as fodder for their cosmic heroes to beat down. Or for other cosmic races to have a universe-wide cosmic race to reference for an insult.

I think they were Thanos’ foot soldiers in Infinity, but I never read anything that specifically stated that was them, but I couldn’t figure out who else it could be. But then again, half of Infinity, I didn’t know what the hell was going on, so I’m sure I just missed it.

Secret Origins: The Badoon are older than the Kree and the Skrulls. There was a natural hatred between the two genders, and they fought each other in long gender wars. Eventually, the males won, placing the females in captivity. In time, the males developed technology and abandoned Lotiara, returning only when their mating drive made it necessary. The males became conquerors of worlds, while the females became pacifists, content to remain in peace on their homeworld and ignorant of the males' star-spanning empire.

The Story so Far: Among the Brotherhood's conquest attempts are the Zen Whoberi, and the extra-dimensional world of Polemachus. They have been known to form alliances with the Brood (against the Shi'ar and Earth's superhumans), the Kree (against the Skrulls), and Byrrah of Atlantis. They were also responsible for killing a woman who would have become the universe's greatest peacemaker.

Badoon invasion attempts of Earth have been overcome by the Silver Surfer, Namor, and the New Warriors. They were also opposed by the combined forces of the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and Arkon in order to liberate Arkon's homeworld and prevent an invasion of the Shi'ar empire.

At the time of the Annihilation Wave the Badoon Empire controlled 37.7% of the Milky Way Galaxy. Despite this, the Badoon are generally considered a minor species. The time traveller Major Victory warned the Guardians of the Galaxy that they need to take the Badoon seriously, as soon they'll become the greatest military threat in the galaxy.

COMPLICATIONS:Reputation: The Badoon are well-known for their desire for conflict and conquest and are not liked or trusted by any other races that have encountered them.Responsibility: To the Badoon empire.X+Y=Never: The Badoon are split between the war-like males and the pacifist females and only meet to mate.

Build Comments: I’ve been reading more comics online, even though I swore I wouldn’t. One of the reasons is the abundance of free offerings from the major publishers, to get you to try it. One of the free ones I read were the Marvel Infinte comic for Gamora that they put up just before the new Marvel NOW relaunch of the GOG book.

In it, Gamora does some major league goon sweeping of the Badoon and for the climax, she has a prolonged fight with a big-ass Badoon that she actually had a hard time putting down. Not having ever seen a Badoon like that, I figure he was either an Andre the Giant-like anomaly or the Badoon are breeding some brutes. I decided for the Thorpacoverse, they are breeding brutes. I might tweak this one a bit since it based on that one appearance, but they’re basically just higher level mooks that can make characters like the GOG work a bit before ultimately winning.

Build Comments: The Monster of Badoon is a nice, big, ugly powerhouse that the Badoon have broken out against some super teams in the past and he recently got a new look in the previous Guardians of the Galaxy series.

Secret Origins: The monster of Badoon is a monster robot of the Brotherhood of the Badoon. They refer to him as the Weapon of Weapons. He is usually used after all other weapons fail to destroy their target. He has immense strength and durability and has fought the Silver Surfer, the Thing and Colossus.

Recently, the Badoon have created several of the Monsters, as well as other enhanced soldiers, in preparation for an as yet unrevealed campaign.